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Page 92 of 1141996 · PDF PAGE 147
…ral use is prone to cancer. At best, it may be too late to repair the mischief; the lost opportunity may be a life-long remorse. The one way of safety lies in applying the Law of Thelema with the utmost rigour. Every impulse, however feeble, is neces sary to the stability of the whole structure; the tiniest flaw may cause the cannon to burst. Every impulse, however opposite to the main motive, is part of the plan; the rifling does not thwart the purpose of the barrel. One should therefore acquiesce in every
1929 · PDF PAGE 88
…-Sablons; by that time the beds would be made up; he would have plenty of time to act; he could go on to Rome if necessary. Cyril Grey, away from the influence of Simon Iff, had become the sarcastic sphinx once more. He was wearing a travelling suit with knickerbockers, but he still affected the ultra-pontifical diplomatist. "The upholstery of these cars is revolting," he said to Lisa, with a glance of disgust. And he suddenly opened the door away from the platform and lifted her on to the permanent way; thence into a stuffy compartment in the …
1906 · PDF PAGE 114
… is thy peace. © mortal, sad is Jove! But my dominion Extends beyond love’s ultimate abode. Eternity itself is but a minion, Lighting my way on the untravelled road. Gods shelter ’neath one shadow of my pinion. Thou only tread the path none else hath trode ! Come, lover, in my breast all blooms above, Here is thy love! MEDEA. My poet, now! The one song in the world! ORPHEUS. Above us on the mast is spread The splendour of the fleece ! Before us, Argive maidens tread The glowing isles of Greece ! Behind us, fear and toil are dead: Below, the bre…
1930 · PDF PAGE 92
…wise conscious of his Angel it must be that some part of his mind is prepared to réalisé the rapture, and to express it to itself in one way or another. This involves the perfection of that part, its freedom from préjudice and the limita¬ tions of rationality so-called. For instance: one could not receive the illumination as to the nature of life which the doctrine of évolution should shed, if one is passionately persuaded that humanity is essentially not animal, or convinced that causality is répugnant to reason. The Adept must be ready for th…
1929 · PDF PAGE 211
…istakes makes nothing. But it is my duty to reprove you, and we had better get it over. Your whole operation was badly conceived; in one way or another it was bound to fail. You select a woman with no moral strength —
1910 · PDF PAGE 151
…what was the object of this emanation of a Sorrow- filled Universe?” The Vedantist would naturally answer to this: “To put it in another way; you say that the Universe will go to Nibbana, and that at one time naught save Nibbana will be. Then in the end Desire dies in it, which was the primal germ of mind. Where will that desire go to, if Nibbana will be the All, and the Unchangeable. . . . Again, if Nibbana will be the All, and will be perfect, then what will be the object of this emanation of a Sorrow-filled Universe?” This is all the merest …
1910 · PDF PAGE 151
…what was the object of this emanation of a Sorrow- filled Universe?” The Vedantist would naturally answer to this: “To put it in another way; you say that the Universe will go to Nibbana, and that at one time naught save Nibbana will be. Then in the end Desire dies in it, which was the primal germ of mind. Where will that desire go to, if Nibbana will be the All, and the Unchangeable. . . . Again, if Nibbana will be the All, and will be perfect, then what will be the object of this emanation of a Sorrow-filled Universe?” This is all the merest …
1929 · PDF PAGE 74
…d; just as a poet's style would be constant in some respects, whether he wrote a war-story or a love- lyric. "You see, of course, by the way, how this theory does away with all the nonsense about 'Are the planets inhabited?' with its implication of idiotic waste if they be not. To us every grain of dust, every jet of hydrogen on the sun's envelope, is the manifestation of a section of some soul: "And here we find ourselves quite suddenly and unexpectedly in line with some of the old Rosicrucian doctrines. "This brings us to the consideration of…
1929 · PDF PAGE 108
…is the corresponding scriptural phrase. So Douglas, who might at that moment have saved himself by resignation, was too blind to see the way — an acquired blindness resulting from repeated acts whose essence was the denial of the unity of himself with the rest of the universe. And so he [155] fought desperately against the assimilation of his "watcher." "It's mine, not yours!" he raged. To the steady and continuous affirmation of true unity in all diversity which Simon Iff was making, he opposed the affirmation of duality. The result was that h…
1910 · PDF PAGE 10
…ad, astonished me by a graceful and beautiful dance, which he continued until he fell exhausted in the middle of the room, where, by the way, he lay until the end. Crowley then made supplication to the goddess in a beautiful and unpublished poem. A dead silence ensued. After a long pause the figure enthroned took a violin and played—played with passion and feeling, like a master. We were thrilled to our very bones. Once again the figure took the violin, and played an Abend Lied so beautifully, so gracefully, and with such intense feeling, that …
1929 · PDF PAGE 131
…e more suitable. And this ram should be virgin — the whole potential of its original total energy should not hâve been diminished in any way. ;; For the highest spiritual working one must accordingly choose that victim which contains the greatest and purest force. A male child of perfect innocence and high intelligence 4 is the most satisfactory and suitable victim. 1. It is a mistake to suppose that the victim is injured. On the contrary, this is the most blessed and merci fui of ail deaths, for the elemental spirit is directly built up into G…
1939 · PDF PAGE 64
…e or the orgies of Pan. It suggests that Yoga is ultimately a sublimation of philosophy, even as Magick is a sublimation of science. The way is open for a reconciliation between these lower elements of thought by virtue of their tendency to flower into these higher states beyond thought, in which the two have become one. And that, of course, is Magick; and that, of course, is Yoga. 4. We may now consider whether, in view of the final identification of these two elements in their highest, there may not be something more practical than sympathy i…
1913 · PDF PAGE 266
…n, Annie Besant, and the Church of Rome. In this dementia the book ends. But Strindberg did not end. He went his cheerful and polygamous way as a free-thinker, Persons who pretend otherwise are liars, probably hired liars—unless, of course, they are Englishmen, who are such natural-born fools in all matters of the soul that they not only require no bribe to lié, but can hardly be paid to see truth. Until Strindberg’s life is utterly dissociated from his art, the latter will not be truly valued. ACG WIND ALONG THE WasTE. By MAUDE ANNESLEY. Willi…
1913 · PDF PAGE 266
…n, Annie Besant, and the Church of Rome. In this dementia the book ends. But Strindberg did not end. He went his cheerful and polygamous way as a free-thinker, Persons who pretend otherwise are liars, probably hired liars—unless, of course, they are Englishmen, who are such natural-born fools in all matters of the soul that they not only require no bribe to lié, but can hardly be paid to see truth. Until Strindberg’s life is utterly dissociated from his art, the latter will not be truly valued. ACG WIND ALONG THE WasTE. By MAUDE ANNESLEY. Willi…
1930 · PDF PAGE 53
… coincidence is here much simpler and less striking than the one recorded above, for there is no question of arriving at the identity by way of accidentai synonyms concealing their rational connection. Yet most students of Occult phenomena would admit that there was a strong presumption that a single intelligence had deliberately devised the two messages as a means of proving his existence. 3. In The International of November, 1918, was published the con- — 257 —
1905 · PDF PAGE 58
POWER 5I Refreshed, encouraged, lightened, Sent on the Way Whose Sun and Star have brightened From dawning into day, I set my face, a flint, Toward where the holy glint Oflamps affords the hint That leads me—where it may. POWER. THE mighty sound of forests murmuring In answer to the dread command ; The stars that shudder when their king ! Extends his hand, His awful hand to bless, to curse; or moves Toward the dimmest-den In the thick leaves, not known of loves Or nymphs or men ; (Only the sylph’s frail gossamer may wave Their quiet frondage ye…
1907 · PDF PAGE 113
…a, Disdains the mundane need of Khana,! Slogs off, like Buddha, to Nibbana :—- Poor devil ! XI, One thing makes me weep. He was wise one way, and scorned sleep. Wherefore he sleeps not, does not hear That still small dreadful voice of fear. Therefore he realises not That this is his eternal lot. Therefore he suffers not at all. XII. Luckier is he than one, a small - Wild girl, whose one desire on earth Was to—be blunt with it !—give birth To children. Here she’s fairly in it! Pumps out her fourteen babes a minute ; Her (under chloroform) the vo…
1944 · PDF PAGE 109
…refore shown coming forth in golden light. The whole of this symbolism is thoroughly explained in the Book of the Law. It should, by the way, be noted that the name Heru is identical with Hru, who is the great Angel set over the Tarot. This new Tarot may therefore be regarded as a series of illus‐ trations to the Book of the Law; the doctrine of that Book is everywhere implicit. At the bottom of the card we see the letter Shin itself in a form suggestive of a flower; the three Yods are occupied by three human figures arising to partake in the E…
1954 · PDF PAGE 289
…mplete stranger . I only stipulated for ten minutes alone with him "to hypnotize him." Of course I won easily. They cut out one possible way of communication after another; but I always managed to exchange a few words with my "medium" or slip him a note, so as to have a new code not excluded by the latest precaution.
1929 · PDF PAGE 66
…cied she could hear. It rang demoniac in her very inmost soul. An instant more, and their mouths met in a kiss. Lisa felt her knees give way. She caught the altar, and saved herself from falling; but she must have lost consciousness for a second or two, for when her eyes opened she saw that they had discarded their robes, and were dancing together. It was wild and horrible beyond all imagination; the dancers were locked so closely that they appeared like a single monster of fable, a thing with two heads and four legs which writhed or leapt in h…